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Ranters Loan and Savings Bank
706 Broad Street Augusta, Ga.
Organized 1870. In Operation M Years
Th* mort efficient wlmltnlistratloti of finance t« nere*»«rr to
th* man of moderate meant, while advlre and eoiineel In financial
and bualneae traneacMona 1* oftan needed. Thla bank aniipllea
these easentlali
Men and women In all »il>« of life find t v e service. fnclM
tlea and amrtafance of thin Instltntlon oT much value to them
We welcome the email account aa well n* the larger once, and
sot left the banking business of careful, conservative energetic
people.
Safety Deposit Boxes to Rent
These are In five dlffer-nt alzes at $2 00 to $20.00 per year,
or on thla basis for less period
L. C. MAYNE, Praaident. GEORGE P. BATES. Caahler.
A SEA TRIP FOR TONIC
There Is no rest or recreation comparable to an ocean
voyage. A quick rail ride to Savannah, Ga., on through
trains, In large, ea*y, well venlilated coaches, parlor
and aleeplng cars, via
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
Then lor the trip at tea. Big roomy vessels— floating palace*—
equipped with all mode rn hotel convenience* —state rooms de line;
cold and hot, aalt and Ireah, tub and »How« r bulbs. The table d'hote
menu Includes the season’s delicacies of both Northern and .Southern
markets. Best table waters. Through tickets to Eastern resorts.
ROUND TRIP FARES FROM AUOU9TA
including meals and berth on ahlp
New York 135.00 Baltimore $25.00
Boston 3ft.00 Philadelphia.... 29.00
00- Day Farce
New Y0rk........ 32.30 Boeton 30.30
Proportionately low fares from other points.
For ail details, berth reeervatlona, etc., ask the nearest Ticket Agent.
W. W Hrickatt. Traveling Passenger Agent,
719 broad .Street, Augusta, lia.
• Kodaks, Films, Supplies, Etc.
Developing: & Printing 1 , Waterman’s
Fountain Pens, Writing Tablets,
Pens, Inks, Pencils.
RICHARDS STATIONERY CO.
Before Shopping Read Herald Ads
TO RENT
No. 1 $54 Ellis street, ...6 rooms $20.00
No. 5H13 Broad street .... 10 rooms $40.00
No. 536 Reynolds street. 10 $22.50
House, west of Arsenal.. 11 rooms $75.00
House, Batth* Row ;» rooms SIO.OO
House on Turpin Hill,
for, colored people 3 rooms $5.00
Partially Furnished House on Highland Av
enue, 9 rooms, for rent. Price SSO 00 per month.
JOHN W. DICKEY
If You Want
the^ ■
War News
Phone 2036
And Say
SEND ME THE HERALD
United States Ranks Second In
World’s Carrying Power on Water
Washington.—The world’s carrying
power on water practically doubled
during th© past 20 yearn and now in
duce* about 31,000 vessels with an
aggn gate capacity of 47,000,000 gross
tom according tp figures today by
the department of commerce. In num
ber, however, there ban been a alight
decrease, the tendency bing toward
lajgr carrying units.
The United Htatea ranks second in
number and tonnage of vessels en
gaged in commerce, due to the vast
number engaged In lake and coaetwiae
French Forts Wonderful, Belief of
U. S. Strategists
Waihmgton.—American array ofb
<mh think In thr, campaign Utrough
Belgium lies Germany's only hope or
inarching soldiers into France.
For nearly forty years French en
gineers have been constructing forti
fications of earth and steel, even in
cluding great revolving tunnel* like
those, of a dreadnought, that now
practically cover every mile oT the
frontier between France and Ger
man and south Belgium.
In the estimate of army engineers
these defenses are invulnerable, ex
cept as against an army vastly out
numbering the French forces behind
the parapets and in the rifle pits.
The American axiom Is tnat one
Hold'icr behind such defenses as the
French have erected on this frontier
is equal to four in the attacking
army.
This ratio of effective defensive
and offensive power might he greatly
reduced by systematic siege opera
PIPERS OF
GERKKNY
GOMPLAII
Berlin, Aug. 8, via. Amsterdam and
London.—The German newspapers
complain about th© diplomatic man
euvers carried out to make Germany
appear the disturber of th© peace.
They maintain it waa Russia that
pushed Germany to war.
It is reported her© the Germans In
France who were unable to leave
within the time limit are being sent
to western France and compelled to
help with the harvest. German wom
en in Russia, the newspapers say, are
being expelled, while th© men have
been thrown into prison.
Matthias Erzberger, leader of the
clerical party in the imperial parlia
ment and chairman of the arms com
mittee. states that the German army
and navy are both splendidly equipped
while the German rifles and cannon
are superior to those of their adver
saries He declares Germany can ab
solutely rely on her ©dfensive forces.
BUSINESS IN NORTH
CAROLINA IS GOOD
Best Season in History of
Western North Carolina, Says
Mr. W. E. McGee, Assistant
General Passenger Agent of
Southern Railway.
Mr. W. E. McGee, assistant general
passenger agent of the Southern Rall
wa> with headquarters in Columbia,
R C., Ih in th© city today on a busi
ness trip. Mr. McGee says that the
business of the road is splendid con
sidering the condition of affairs in
Europe, which has a tendency to mak©
I Pople very cautious.
Mi McGee says that western North
Carolina is having the biggest eeasoa
in its history and many thousands of
people have been and are visiting
there.
Mr. McGee had has headquarters in
Augusta up to a few’ years ago and
he is very popular here.
Proposal For Exchange
Germans in England
For Britons inGermany
London.—Franctg Hyko Acklund.
PHrllomontury under secretary for
foreign affairs, today In the house of
commons promised to consider a sua
aestlon proposing the exchange of
tietmans In England son British sub
,lects In Germany.
T. P. O'Connor then took up the
cudgels on hehalf of American news*
papers by asking Reginald McKenna,
i tlt** home secretary, adequately to tn
. tisse the staff of censors who now
I ire overworked and to give them yte
assistance of trained newspaper men
| s.< that despatches would not be un
| dul> delayed.
Mr, McKenna promised to se. «hat
| could be done In tte matter. He
' agreed lost journalistic commoneense
would he a nelp to the censorship bu
reau and that news matter should not
be delayed for lack of It.
DROPSY
SPECIALIST
Penalty giv# quirk rallef,
h«ve entirety relieved many
seemingly hopeless cases.
Ssetltng and short breath
soon gone. Often gives
entire relief In It to II
davit Trial treatment sent
free.
DR. THOMAS E. URCEN
Sucoeuor to Dr. H. H.
Oeten'a Scua
Bos P Atlanta, at.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
trad*. The number of American ves
sel* engaged in foreign trade is less
than that of Great Britain, Germany,
France, Italy and Norway.
The carrying trade of the United
•Hates shows a marked growth in
coastwise and lake traffic and a strik
ing decline on the ocean. While the
gross tonnage of American vessels en
gaged in lake and coastwise trade in
creased from 3,657,304 tons in 1883 to
9.78®,681 tons in 19193, that of its voa
sels in the foreign trade decreased
from 1,302,095 tons to 1,027,776 tons.
tions, but this would involve the ex
penditure of that most precious fac
to rin a campaign—time—which
would not be in accord with the sup
posed German plans for a dash into
Paris.
The belief among strategists is that
the Belgians, for the ppresent, will
largely confine themselves to obstruc
tive tactics, and while this is going
on the French forces, which are very
numerous in the mv ghborhood of
Rhelms and to the north and south
of that fortress, w>ill come to the aid
of the Belgians.
As the fighting at sea, naval strat
egists believe Germany has weakened
her position by clinging to the old
practice of dispersing her naval ves
sels Tar and wide n time of peace,
failing to guard against the outbreak
of a sudden war that would make
concentration impossible.
August
Bargains
at Balk’s
600 Block Broadway.
Beginning Monday, Aug.
10th, we Offer
$1.25 Ladies Wash
Dresses for . . . . Ojlt
$1.25 Wash Skirts, for
ladies, in white Pique,
Linene and black and
white checks, at IQin
each fjl/
69c Middy Blouses DQ/v
at, each Jjl/
50c Children’s Wash
Dresses, 25c
$1.50 ladies’ Butterfly
Waists, 98c
50c Children’s QQ©
Rompers at . . . . JJL
8c solid color Chambray (>
at, per
8c check Ginghams,
at, per Ep
yard Jv
Real fine Leghorn Hats,
for ladies, .... 50c
Fine soft white Felt
Hats for SI.OO and $1.25
each. Suitable for now
and early fall.
Nice stylish straw hats
for ladies and
children, at, each. A.JU
Beautiful flowers at 25c
andSOca bunch.
We give Purple Trading
Stamps with cash pur
chases and also on bills
paid Monday, August
10th.
C. J. T. BALK
600 Block Broadway.
GARDEN HOSE
Large shipment of
Garden Host* just re
ceived direct from
fnetorv.
Hose Reels,
Hose Pipes.
Large assortment
Lawn Sprinklers.
THEO. G. McAULIFFE
115 Jackson Street.
Shiltße
BalrorNoMr
iWFMce
ciitoiraso®
Shampoos and light dressings
of Cuticura Ointment dear
the scalp of dandruff, allay
itching and irritation, and
promote hair-growing con
ditions in most cases of pre
mature loss of hair.
Samples Free by Mail
Cut!cur* Reap and Ointment imld throughout thi
world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 33-p.
L*»ok Address "Cuticura,” Dept. 24H. Bouton.
Plant Gardens!
White Multiplying Onions,
Yellow Multiplying Eschal
lots.
Turnips, Beets,
Collards, Cabbage,
Carrots, Salsify,
Radish, Lettuce,
Spinach, Mustard,
Kale, Parsley.
N. 1 Willet Seed Co.
AUGUSTA.
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER
To R. F. D. Subscribers
SEND ONE DOLLAR
AND HAVE THE
AUGUSTA HERALD
Mailßd Tom Dally ami Simla; to laninni I, HIS
If you want the War News, the news of the world, in the Greatest
Conflict of all time, SEND ONE DOLLAR and have The Herald,
Daily and Sunday, mailed you until January Ist, 1915.
REMEMBER this Special Offer is good only for the next 10 dovs.
It will not be renewed.
It is good only to R, F. D. routes and subscribers.
It is the best and biggest and cheapest offer of a Daily and Sun
day Paper ever made in this section to the R, F. D. subscribers.
WAR NEWS- -The Herald has a leased wire in its office and re
ceives the full day report of the Associated Press, the greatest news
gathering association in the world.
During the War. special wire service is furnished The Augusta
Herald by the New York Herald and the New York American.
If it’s new® —you get it in The Herald. *
SEND IN YOUR DOLLAR TODAY— and have The Herald mail
ed you, Daily and Sunday to January Ist, 1915.
Do not seud money unless < <ni live on a Rural Route and have your
mail delivered R. F. D. This gcoat offer is good only to R. F. D. sub
scribers. It expires August 16, 1914.
A MISTAKEN IDEA
THAT SOME FOLK HAVE
There are lots of people in Augusta who
think that unless they have their money in the
bank for full six months before the semi-annual
interest period that the bank will pay them no
interest.
SUCH IS NOT THE CASE with the Au
gusta Savings Bank. This bank pays 4 per cent
interest on all deposits made
Five months before our interest period,
Four months bet re our interest period.
Three months before our interest period,
Two months before our interest period,
One month before our interest period.
Our next interest period will be January Ist,
1915.
Fverv dollar you deposit in this bank draws
interest.
We welcome small as well as large accounts.
The Augusta Savings Bank
35 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE
ICE ICE
22 12-lb. TICKETS FOB SI.OO
FRUIT
Choice ripe Fruit of All Kinds.
VEGETABLES
Fresh Vegetables always on hand at Lowest Prices.
GROCERIES
We can save you money on your Groceries,
both staple and fancy.
Telephone us before buying. Free delivery to
any part of city.
J. L. RADFORD
Phone 1846. 15 East Boundary.
SUNDAY. AUGUST 9/